Coal Mining Fatalities

This database contains 2497 known Nova Scotia coal mining fatalities. Names, dates, places, mines, and causes of death have been painstakingly compiled. Despite this, it is by no means a complete list. Fatalities occurred before records were kept; descriptions of incidents and those involved were lost along with coal company records. Official recording of multiple deaths may have missed some names; in some cases, names are misspelled. However, this is likely the most complete list that exists. Please contact us if you know names to add.

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Surname Given Name(s)sort ascending Year County Mine Cause
McNeil Henry 1876 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 cause not recorded
Marsh Henry 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 25 Drowned; 1 of 2 killed
Hoyt Henry 1866 Cape Breton County Lingan Fall of coal
McLean Henry 1941 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Fall of stone
Jose Henry 1865 Pictou County Either Bye, Cage, Dalhousie pit Fall down shaft
Livingstone Henry 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Hickman Henry 1869 Pictou County Marsh Colliery (not Marsh mine) Fall down shaft
Grave Henry 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 15 Fall of stone
Freeman Henry 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Swift Henry 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Gillis Henry 1943 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Crushed between trip and rubbing rail
Taylor Henry 1912 Pictou County Acadia Knocked down by horse and run over by full trip
Ferguson Henry 1930 Pictou County Allan Shaft Struck by an empty trip
Martin Henry 1960 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Fall of stone
McLeod Henry 1891 Cumberland Springhill No. 1 & No. 2 Gas and coal dust explosion
Vanherek Henry 1922 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 14 Fall of stone
Brine Henry 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Bennett Henry 1926 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 1B Falling boom
Fisher Henry 1903 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal
Comhaire or Comhair Henri 1917 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 12 Methane and blasting powder explosion
McLean Hector 1895 Cape Breton County Gowrie Fell under coal car on surface railroad
Campbell Hector 1875 Pictou County Foord pit Run over by loaded wagons
MacLean Hector 1880 Pictou County Foord pit Devastating methane explosion
McLain Hector 1896 Cape Breton County Reserve or Gowrie
Campbell Hector 1916 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 16 Fall of roof
McKinnon Hector 1896 Cape Breton County Hub Fall of coal from pillar
Cummings Hector 1874 Pictou County Vale Crash of runaway rake on main slope
Devison Hector 1946 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 20 Caught between box and stopping
Jameson Hector 1900 Cape Breton County Reserve Fall of coal whilst drawing pillars; 1 of 2 killed
McLain Hector 1895 Cape Breton County Reserve Fatally injured on head by fall of roof coal
McKenzie Hector 1910 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 3 Electric switch
MacKenzie Hector 1867 Pictou County Montreal & Pictou Fall of stone
McKenzie Hector 1912 Cumberland Springhill No. 3 Fall of coal; 1 of 2 killed
Campbell Harvey 1873 Pictou County Drummond mine (Intercolonial) Devastating methane explosion
Jackson Harry or Henry 1903 Cape Breton County Reserve Methane explosion No.5 S level, French slope
McCallum Harry Alliston 1992 Pictou County Westray Devastating methane and coal dust explosion
Nodwell Harry A. 1941 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Fall of stone
Embree Harry 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Gibson Harry 1915 Cumberland Joggins Haulage rope breaking
Morse Harry 1930 Cumberland Springhill No. 6 Fall of roof; 1 of 2 killed
MacDonald Harry 1950 Cape Breton County Florence Fall of stone
Halliday Harry 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Wamboldt Harry 1903 Pictou County Vale Fall of stone at working face
Bonner Harry 1929 Cape Breton County Dominion No. 2 Fall of stone
Crosson or Crossin Harry 1950 Cumberland Springhill No. 4 Killed by haulage
MacArthur Harry 1970 Cape Breton County DEVCO No. 12 Killed on main haulage deep
McGowan Harry 1902 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines Colliery; Nova Scotia Steel & Coal Fall of stone from roof
O'Brien Harry 1958 Cumberland Springhill No. 2 Terrific, devastating bump
Purchase Harry 1911 Cape Breton County Sydney Mines No. 3 (Florence) Methane explosion and coal dust; 1 of 8 killed
MacRae Harry 1985 Cape Breton County Prince Motor vehicle accident

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